Working with Adults: Waaaaay more gross than working with kids. Seriously.

Kids come to the doctor because they have 1 problem:
- a cold
- a fever
- a boo boo
- they're peeing on everything

Adults in long-term care facilities have 78 problems (yeah, like all 78 at once):
- Liver failure
- Respiratory failure
- Heart failure
- Kidney failure
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Depression
- UTIs
- Pneumonia
- Fractures
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Strokes
- Bruises
- Medication interactions
- Failure to thrive
- Gait dysfunction
- Memory loss
- COPD
- Spinal cord injuries
- Cancer
- STDs
- Heart attacks
- Ulcers
- Leg edema
- Bed sores


YEAH. I know. These people are not happy campers. And they're not even that old! Half of my patients are my parent's age.

So here is my (wholly unsolicited) advice for all you young people out there: 
- Don't smoke. Seriously I will slap you. It's the number 1 stupidest thing a human being can do (#2 is not knowing the difference between their/they're/there)
- Don't ruin your liver. You kind of need it for EVERYTHING. (I'm not saying don't drink, because that is fun and makes family events 10x better.)
- Don't ride motorcycles. Mostly because it makes me SUPER nervous to drive anywhere near one.
- Don't get diabetes. Just don't. Already have diabetes? CONTROL THAT SHIT.


It all seems pretty common-sense, no? Those are the 4 main reasons these patients need 24/7 care.
And it seriously BUMS ME OUT.

It makes booger-crusted toddlers and screaming/pooping infants look SO good right now.